Wonder Man (1991 1st Series) comic books in grades to VG

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First printing - "Screen Goddess" Guest-starring the West Coast Avengers. Script by Gerard Jones. Pencils by Jeff Johnson. Inks by Terry Austin. Cover by Jeff Johnson and Terry Austin. Wonder Man has gone crazy! And he's attacking his west coast teammates! Is the Hollywood avenger under the influence of something... or perhaps someone? The Scarlet Witch thinks a supernatural presence is affecting him! Can the Avengers help Simon break free from the allure of the Asgardian sorceress? First appearance of Alex Flores. Second feature: 1-page mock interview with Simon Williams by Gutwrencher Magazine (part 2). Avengers Lineup: Hawkeye, Iron Man, Scarlet Witch, Spider-Woman, and the U.S. Agent. (Notes: Wonder Man previously encountered the Enchantress in Marvel Comics Presents (1988) issues 38 thru 45. The second printing was published in 1992 through JC Penney stores. See Wonder Man (1991 1st series) JC Penney Reprint #2.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.00.

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"Eye of the Beholder" Script by Gerard Jones. Pencils by Jeff Johnson. Inks by Terry Austin. Cover by Jeff Johnson and Terry Austin. The Hollywood avenger is getting a sidekick... whether he wants one or not! And Simon's agent has already picked him: Spider Beach! Wonder Man has zero interest in a sidekick; but when he battles a new villainess, Gamma-Burn, Spider makes a suggestion that leads to victory! Is this the start of a beautiful friendship? Simon says no! First appearance of Spider Beach. Cameo appearance by Ginger Beach. Second feature: 1-page mock interview with Simon Williams by Gutwrencher Magazine (part 3). Script by Peter Sanderson. 32 pages. Cover price $1.00.

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"The Big Splice" Script by Gerard Jones. Pencils by Jeff Johnson. Inks by Jan Anton Harps. Cover by Jeff Johnson and Terry Austin. Lady Lotus is gunning for Wonder Man! And she hires a new assassin to kill him: Splice! However first the crafty Lotus must set a trap! Through a phone call to Simon's agent, she arranges a bogus audition inside an abandoned soundstage! And eager to take on new roles, Wonder Man (along with Alex Flores) arrives promptly for his screen test! But it's not the producer or director waiting to see Simon! It's the savage Splice! Oh no, who will end up on the cutting room floor? First appearance of Splice. Cameo appearance by Neal Saroyan. 32 pages. Cover price $1.00.

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"Tough Times" Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring the Beast and Captain America. Script by Gerard Jones. Pencils by Jeff Johnson. Inks by Jan Anton Harps. Cover by Jeff Johnson and Terry Austin. The Living Legend and the Beast travel to California to visit the Hollywood avenger! Cap is in L.A. to teach Simon new hand-to-hand fighting techniques, while Hank McCoy is there just to have fun! After Wonder Man's training session, Simon and Hank take off for a night of frivolity in the city! However their evening is cut short when a commotion begins downtown! Or maybe better stated... when a Rampage begins! Cameo appearance by the Scarlet Witch. Last $1.00 issue. (Note: Stuart Clarke (aka Rampage) previously appeared in Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 1st series) #18.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.00.

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"Tough Measures" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring the Beast. Script by Gerard Jones. Pencils by Jeff Johnson. Inks by Jan Anton Harps. Cover by Jeff Johnson and Terry Austin. At the end of last issue, the Recession Raiders knocked out the Beast! And now Simon has to rush his friend to the hospital for emergency treatment! Once Hank McCoy is in a doctor's care, Wonder Man heads back to the battlefield! Where he's ready to lay waste to Rampage and his Raiders! Cameo appearances by Alex Flores, Ginger Beach, Spider Beach, and Lady Lotus. First $1.25 issue. 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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Operation: Galactic Storm. Part 4 of 19. "Shared Space" Guest-starring Quasar and Starfox. Script by Gerard Jones. Pencils by Jeff Johnson. Inks by Dan Panosian. Cover by Jeff Johnson and Terry Austin. Story continues from Quasar #32. The Kree-Shi'ar war comes to the pages of the Wonder Man title! After the events of Avengers West Coast #80, Cap asks Simon to serve as Rick Jones' bodyguard! Reluctantly, Wonder Man agrees; and at the moment he's watching Rick at the Avengers' California compound! The day is going smoothly until Captain Atlas suddenly appears and Rick disappears! Oh my, what is going on? Apparently near the planet Saturn, Captain Atlas (with help from Doctor Minerva) has stolen the late Captain Marvel's nega-bands! And now he keeps switching places with Rick on Earth to avoid being captured by Quasar on Saturn! Wonder Man quickly tires of Atlas' game and can end it with one punch! Can Simon connect with the ever-changing Kree captain? Story continues in Avengers 345. Cameo appearances by the Scarlet Witch, Captain America, Alex Flores, Neal Saroyan, Ultimus, and the Supreme Intelligence. (Note: This story was reprinted in 2006 in the trade paperback: Avengers Operation Galactic Storm.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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Operation: Galactic Storm. Part 11 of 19. "Death Adrift" Guest-starring the Avengers. Script by Gerard Jones. Pencils by Jeff Johnson and Stephen B. Jones. Inks by Jan Anton Harps and Art Nichols. Cover by Jeff Johnson and Terry Austin. Story continues from Quasar #33. Millions of miles from Earth, Wonder Man and his fellow avengers find themselves in the Shi'ar galaxy standing before Empress Lilandra! The heroes have come to convince the Majestrix to stop the Kree-Shi'ar war, but she has something very different in mind! Lilandra asks the Starjammers to transport the Shi'ar's massive nega-portal to the Kree galaxy! Corsair refuses; but Raza, Ch'od, and Hepzibah agree! As the Starjammers begin towing the nega-portal toward the closest stargate, Simon and the Vision leap aboard! Wonder Man thinks the Shi'ar are covering up the true purpose of the nega-portal and wants to disable it at all costs! So while Simon and the Vision are working together, will the sensitive subject of the Scarlet Witch come up? Oh yes it will... and it might jeopardize everything! Story continues in Avengers 346. Avengers Lineup: Captain Marvel (aka Monica Rambeau), Living Lightning, Scarlet Witch, Starfox, Thor, Wonder Man, and the Vision. (Note: This story was reprinted in 2017 in the trade paperback: Avengers Operation Galactic Storm Epic Collection.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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Operation: Galactic Storm. Part 18 of 19. "Big Decisions" Guest-starring the Avengers. Script by Gerard Jones. Pencils by Jeff Johnson and Stephen B. Jones. Inks by Dan Panosian and Bud LaRosa. Cover by Jeff Johnson and Terry Austin. Story continues from Quasar #34. The clock is ticking on the nega-bomb! As the Skrulls' spaceship with the deadly device in tow has finally reached the Kree galaxy! Wonder Man is still inside the massive bomb trying desperately to shut it down! But one person, actually one synthezoid, stands in his way: the Vision! Why do the two heroes disagree on the proper course of action? Meanwhile, the Avengers' team on Hala and the Avengers' team on Chandilar zoom through space toward the nega-bomb! Will they or Simon be able to diffuse it in time? If not, the enormous bomb will go: Boom! Story concludes in Avengers 347. Cameo appearance by Empress Lilandra. (Note: This story was reprinted in 2006 in the trade paperback: Avengers Operation Galactic Storm.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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"Coming Down" Script by Gerard Jones. Pencils by Jeff Johnson. Inks by Dan Panosian. Cover by Jeff Johnson and Terry Austin. The Kree-Shi'ar war is over. The Earth, the Avengers, and Wonder Man have survived. But the Kree galaxy was destroyed by the nega-bomb. Now Simon has to regroup and pick up the pieces of his life in Los Angeles. And to start he makes a phone call to Alex Flores! Wonder Man and Alex go to lunch at a Cambodian restaurant and later visit a Buddhist temple (for screenwriting ideas)! Eventually, they return to Alex's house where Simon meets someone new! First appearances of Jamie Flores and Angkor. Cameo appearances by Lady Lotus, Spider Beach, and Neal Saroyan. (Note: This story takes place after the events of Wonder Man (1991 1st series) Annual #1.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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"Killing Fields West!" Script by Gerard Jones. Pencils by Mike Parobeck. Inks by Andrew Pepoy. Cover by Jeff Johnson and Terry Austin. A new super-villain named Angkor is tearing up Los Angeles! The rampaging behemoth is enraged over the bombing of Cambodia during the Vietnam War! And he wants to destroy as much property and kill as many people as possible! When Simon hears about the destruction, he leaves Alex's house and rushes to the scene! But Wonder Man's powers have been fading in and out since his exposure to the nega-bomb! Will the Hollywood avenger have enough strength to defeat the mighty Angkor? Hopefully so, because Alex, Jamie, Ginger, and Spider have front row seats to the action! Cameo appearance by Lady Lotus. 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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Infinity War tie-in (uncredited) - "Angkor and Anger" Script by Gerard Jones. Pencils by Gordon Purcell. Inks by Andrew Pepoy. Cover by Jeff Johnson and Terry Austin. Wonder Man has gone down to defeat at the hands of Angkor! And thankfully, his friends carry him back to his home to recover! Once Simon feels better, he heads to the Avengers' compound to enlist his teammates' aid against. Angkor! But to his shock, his fellow avengers want to go to New York instead! Simon storms out and tracks down Angkor at a nearby munitions plant! And then and there Wonder Man and Angkor battle to the death! Win or lose Simon will be a changed man forever! Cameo appearances by Hank Pym, Living Lighting, Scarlet Witch, Spider-Woman, U.S. Agent, Alex Flores, Jamie Flores, Ginger Beach, Spider Beach, and the Reed Richards doppelganger. (Note: Elements of the story continue in Infinity War (1992) #1.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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Infinity War crossover - "Into Infinity" Script by Gerard Jones. Pencils by Jeff Johnson. Inks by Dan Panosian. Cover by Jeff Johnson and Terry Austin. At Four Freedoms Plaza, Simon Williams and the West Coast Avengers are knee-deep in the Infinity War saga! And while trying to figure out what is happening, Wonder Man has conversations and confrontations with numerous other super-heroes including the Scarlet Witch, Wolverine, Beast, Strong Guy, Hercules, and Thor! A while later Simon leaves the FF's headquarters and searches for the missing Hawkeye and Spider-Man! But bizarrely he finds the Wonder Man doppelganger instead! With his powers still fluctuating, is Simon ready to beat an evil version of himself? Cameo appearances by Alex Flores, Jamie Flores, Ginger Beach, Spider Beach, Lady Lotus, Captain America, the Thing, the Thanos doppelganger, and the Magus. (Note: Elements of the story continue in Infinity War (1992) #2 and #3.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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Infinity War tie in - "Shadow of the Infinite" Script by Gerard Jones. Pencils by Jeff Johnson. Inks by Dan Panosian. Cover by Jeff Johnson and Terry Austin. Outside the Magus' stronghold, the final battle of the Infinity War has arrived! And it pits a bevy of Earth's super-heroes against their evil doppelgangers! Wonder Man holds his own in the free-for-all by maintaining a high level of intensity! But his rage causes him to misidentify the doppelgangers! He lashes out at Captain America, Drax the Destroyer, and the Thing; while accidentally helping the doppelganger of the Scarlet Witch! Fortunately, Simon refocuses in time to face his own personal demon again: the doppelganger of himself! It's a savage slugfest between Wonder Man and his evil double! May the best Simon win! Cameo appearances by Hercules, Living Lightning, and Wolverine. (Notes: Elements of the story continue in Infinity War (1992) #5. Wonder Man appears next in Infinity War (1992) #6 - the conclusion of the saga.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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"Powderkeg" Script by Gerard Jones. Pencils by Jeff Johnson. Inks by Dan Panosian. Cover by Jeff Johnson and Terry Austin. The Infinity War is over. The good guys won; and Simon Williams is back in Los Angeles. However the Hollywood avenger is not well. The nonstop violence during the war has turned Wonder Man into the "lethal engine of destruction" he always feared! So when Lady Lotus cranks up the murder and mayhem on the streets of L.A.; Wonder Man responds with violence bordering on brutality! Lotus' criminals can be stopped, but can anyone stop Simon? The Avengers will try next issue! Cameo appearances by Hawkeye, Living Lightning, Scarlet Witch, Spider-Woman, U.S. Agent, Alex Flores, Jamie Flores, and Armed Response. 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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"The Ashes Fall" Guest-starring the West Coast Avengers. Script by Gerard Jones. Pencils by Tim Hamilton. Inks by Brad Vancata. Cover by Jeff Johnson and Terry Austin. As expected Earth's Mightiest Heroes cannot defeat Wonder Man! But at least they convince him to quit his rampage! However, Simon does them one better: he quits the Avengers! In fact he doesn't want to be a superhero anymore! Meanwhile, Simon's friends are enjoying the new powers they received (in Wonder Man #12) after being accidentally blasted by ionic radiation! And now they want to challenge Armed Response! Cameo appearances by Alex Flores, Jamie Flores, Ginger Beach, Spider Beach, Neal Saroyan, Lady Lotus, Rampage, and Splice. Avengers Lineup: Hawkeye, Living Lightning, Spider-Woman, Scarlet Witch, and the U.S. Agent. (Note: The cover is an homage to the classic panel from Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) #50 by John Romita Sr. and Mike Esposito - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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"The Crazy 8!" Part 1 of 3. Script by Gerard Jones. Pencils by Jeff Johnson. Inks by Dan Panosian. Cover by Jeff Johnson and Terry Austin. Southern California has a new superhero team! The Crazy 8! And they are ready to show off their powers and expose Armed Response! The fledging octet secretly videotapes a meeting of Lady Lotus' henchmen! And then Alex, Jamie, Ginger, and Spider rush the tape to a local news station! But Armed Response is in hot pursuit! Will Crazy 8's first adventure also be their last? And by the way, where's Wonder Man during all the action? He's busy auditioning for the role of Macbeth! Cameo appearance by Splice. (Notes: The entire story is printed sideways (aka widescreen format) similar to Fantastic Four 252 and Spider-Man (1990) #16. The letters page includes a statement of ownership: average print run 290,225; average paid circulation 170,492.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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"The Cutting Room" Part 2 of 3. Script by Gerard Jones. Pencils by Tim Hamilton. Inks by Brad Vancata. Cover by Jeff Johnson and Terry Austin. The Crazy 8 bask in the glow of their victory over Armed Response last issue! But little do they know that retribution is coming their way via Rampage and the savage Splice! With Wonder Man out of town, Lady Lotus sends the two brutes to kill the Crazy 8! Initially, the novice heroes hold their own in the fight! But once Splice stabs Alex Flores in the chest, the battle takes a serious turn! The Crazy 8 will become the Crazy 7, then 6, then 5, and so forth; unless Jamie Flores can find Simon in time! 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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"A Brightly Shining Soul" Hidden Depth Part 1 of 4. Script by Gerard Jones. Pencils by Jeff Johnson. Inks by Dan Panosian. Cover by Jeff Johnson and Terry Austin. Wonder Man's quest to save Alex Flores' soul begins here! While Simon is visiting Alex in the hospital, he's tricked into entering the realm of Mephisto! And once there the Hollywood avenger is attacked by the Enchantress and the Executioner! But are they really alive or is this just a trick? The evil demon wants Simon to become a soul in his service... or Alex dies! Meanwhile in Earth's realm, Blackheart and the Grim Reaper plot their own attack against Mephisto! Cameo appearances by Ginger Beach and Spider Beach. (Note: The cover of this issue and the next three form one large poster for the Hidden Depth storyline.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.